Agent to the Stars

John Scalzi

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29 November 2022

Science fiction; Science Fiction

From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, Agent to the Stars is a brilliantly witty first-contact story unlike any other.

Showbiz is about to go interstellar

As an ambitious young agent, Thomas Stein knows all about the art of the deal, even if his actors aren't quite A-list material. But he's about to receive some out-of-this-world clients - literally. The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to talk interstellar peace. One problem: they're also hideous, and smell like rotting fish.

For Stein, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the hottest name in Hollywood. Or on the planet. Yet it's one thing to land a client's blockbuster film role - and quite another to negotiate for an entire alien race. He'll need every ounce of his charm, wit and wiles. But even with these considerable talents, can he really give the Yherajk the makeover they need to shine on the world's stage?

Praise for John Scalzi:

'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill

'Scalzi is one of the slickest writers that SF has ever produced' - Wall Street Journal

By: John Scalzi
Imprint: Tor
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 262g
ISBN: 9781529089868
ISBN 10: 1529089867
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Scalzi is one of the most popular and acclaimed SF authors to emerge in the last decade. His debut, Old Man's War, won him science fiction's John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. His New York Times bestsellers include The Last Colony, Fuzzy Nation, The End of All Things and Redshirts, which won 2013's Hugo Award for Best Novel. Material from his widely read blog, Whatever, has also earned him two other Hugo Awards. He lives in Ohio with his wife and daughter.

Reviews for Agent to the Stars

Thoughtful and down-to-Earth, Agent to the Stars is a thoroughly enjoyable work, reminiscent of Robert A. Heinlein or Spider Robinson * SFSite * [A] slick, light-weight SF yarn * Publishers Weekly * A pleasurable read * SFSignal * A first contact novel with a twist * SFcrowsnest * Scalzi continues to be almost insufferably good at his brand of fun but think-y sci-fi adventure -- Kirkus Reviews on The Collapsing Empire Quintessential Scalzi, with enough political commentary, social justice, pew-pew shoot-'em-up, space renegades, and underhanded maneuvering, that no reader will leave empty handed -- New York Journal of Books on The Consuming Fire Clever dialogue, fast-paced story and strong characters -- The Times on the Old Man's War series